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There are two terms I see all too often whenever people have a differing opinion about a game. When it's a popular title, it's labeled as “overrated,” and if it's a largely unknown game, then it becomes “underrated.” At first glance, these words appear harmless, simply statements that reflect how one's own rating of a game differs from its median score. However, there's a certain elitist undertone to these terms, one that implies the general opinion of a game is wrong.

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The extended cut will feature new content, 3D, and Move support for the PS3 this October.

On their blog, Sega announced today that The House of the Dead: Overkill will be making its way to the PlayStation 3 in a special Extended Cut edition. The new version of the game will feature a few improvements over the original Wii version of the game, specifically support for the PlayStation Move controller, improved visuals and support for stereoscopic 3D, and two new scenarios beyond the original seven levels of the first game. Players will be able to grab the game this fall, on October 25.

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Developed by Griptonite Games, the long anticipated title will arrive in stores this September.

Today, Sega officially announced Shinobi for the 3DS, in development at Griptonite Games. The game's existence was originally leaked in a resume posted on LinkedIn and again later on the cover of Nintendo Power. According to the press release, players will once again be able to experience the classic side-scrolling gameplay this September.

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Nick takes a look at the claims and provides some counter points to the study.

Based on a PR email I just received from the University of Missouri, they have finally proven the link between violent video games and an increase in aggressive behavior. The study performed was a fairly simple one. A group of 70 participating children were each randomly assigned a violent or non-violent video game to play for 25 minutes. Immediately after, each of the participants were given the ability to give an opponent a blast of loud noise. The level of the noise blast was used as a gauge of aggression. As you might expect, the findings have indicated that those who played the violent game were more "aggressive" than those who did not. I don't want to get too in-depth, but I find these claims dubious, to say the least.

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